Rivermist works stops for rain

Today’s rain halted the slope stabilization work in the Rivermist neighborhoods, the city’s Department of Development Services announced.

Centex Homes, which is trying to shore up the hillside where the ground cracked and a retaining wall failed in January, wasn’t able to operate heavy machinery and will have to complete the work next week.

Centex has installed about 100 pins in the ground, but still needs to install 20 more, the city said.

The city will continue to monitor the stabilization process.

The ground shifted and a large retaining wall collapsed on a steep slope in the neighborhood Jan. 24. Since then, many of the homeowners have been living in hotels, apartments and rental homes with limited access to their property. Centex plans to build a new retaining wall, and will provide detailed engineering plans to the city by the end of April.